Expatriate Stories: Cuenca, Ecuador: Abby and Mike Trzpit

[@melindagordon9597]

Abby, you and Mike are so sweet and kind and we are lucky to have you here in Cuenca.

[@manuellandi9644]

Great video. Great facts mentioned, they contribute the economy and employ people. This is how immigration works. well done

[@mtngrl5859]

The rent seems high. Not sure about the commercial but it would seem if she was going to rent the upstairs it should be around 350 tops. For $600 you can rent a large home with a yard.

[@labklaw]

Next time I go to Ecuador I will try this place.

[@4riverss]

Good job guys keep it up 👍I'll try to stop by your place when I go back to Cuenca

[@RickFidelisReed]

Very informative interview. Thank you.

[@agustinguevara8054]

Awesome place and family!! Definitely we will go in Te near future !!

[@jefflaporte2598]

Good interview. Love that huge fig tree i the back

[@RobyHappyDad19]

So I plan to visit ecuador. My family is from cuenca. I haven't been there in almlost a decade. Where are you guys exactly so when I go I can meet your resturant and feel at home since my first language is english.

[@manuelhg71]

me gusta este reportaje,but you see,what she 's saying in one part is wrong,of course is another country,but is america too,keep in mind,AMERICA is a huge continent ....my respect to everyone.

[@puttytat007]

I'm sorry it isn't that everything might be going up a little bit it's going up tremendously so much you don't even see indigenous people in the streets besides on Market day like you used to. One of the reasons is your first couple with the restaurant they are way over paying so the locals eventually can't afford to live in Cuenca. I remember it the way it used to be and I loved it much better than I do now. All I can say is please don't change my country to much and for God's sake don't just pay anything they ask because it's much better than it is in the USA. Check out the prices before you rent or buy so everything wont eventually be as expensive as it is here where you can't even buy fruit due to the prices.

[@nandocords]

If you think about it isn't the same thing that happened to the US. My parents left Ecuador for the same reason this people left the US . I have been in NY for over 25 years now and you can see how people from Europe come here and pay pretty over pay for any residential and commercial space and drive the price up.

[@puttytat007]

Sorry for the late response hahaa I've been living in Egypt. Yes, you are correct but two wrongs don't make a right. Just hoping they listen and not fall into just paying whatever is asked. There are so many other aspects I won't even get into. :) Viva Ecuador!

[@philhuber7493]

puttytat007 ........Good comments putty. Ecuadorians appreciate hagglers and negotiators. But how can we ever teach some who can’t ,or refuse, to advance themselves into a new language, how can we teach them to negotiate ? I regard them as very low class and I won’t even associate with them and I am a very down to earth person. I’ve been here in Ecuador since Jan 12. I will never even once visit Cuenca nor Vilcabama. If I want to see deplorables I’d just KZbin Spanky .rallies.

[@detroitjoeturner]

E-D-I-T-I-N-G is your friend! Other than that, this was quite informative!

[@DonDavis42]

Great video...i really like this one especially because of the husband and wife keeping it real. I hope she is not a smoker because that cough was sounding pretty rough. My only complaint. The cameraman ALWAYS keeps the camera to close to the subjects face and it becomes annoying most of the time. And What about some surrounding video of the businesses when talking to the owners and the homes and neighborhood when you are talking to residents.

[@cflo1386]

Most of these people in this video are inflating what they spend per month or maybe they're on point, but there's no reason why a person should spend $1600-2000 dollars a month in a Latin American I'm sure you can live on half of that.

[@ferdillon2166]

+cflo1386 YOu can live with 500 USD very well. I´m sure, been there before. And I agree on some people over inflating prices and spenses a Little bit

[@injunnc]

I enjoyed this clip....but since it is two years old I googled roux bar and restaurant in Cuenca to see how they were doing now. Was disappointed to see they have closed. (www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294309-d4552157-Reviews-Roux_Bar_and_Bistro-Cuenca_Azuay_Province.html) Can anyone confirm that? And if they did close - does anyone know why? Abby in the video says they were doing exceedingly well....what went wrong? Just curious. Thank you!

[@EisBlade]

Because they never found that epoxy resin needed for the counter. /kidding :-)

[@kwiksal]

That's too bad, I wish them well where ever they are. Maybe they opened in another location and business is booming.

[@oscarcastro3936]

les felizito a la parega ojala que marche bien el ecuador ojo pagaran los inpuestos sienpre always

[@faustomartinez4138]

$1400 hundred a month for the store and 3 bedroom apartment!!!! Thats very cheap!!!! I live in orlando and pay $1300 for a fucking one bedroom small apartment!!

[@koralblue]

That is too bad. They do show to be closed. What happened?

[@puttytat007]

How arrogant the second woman was really contributing a lot, please!

[@willhart6110]

They do not know how to budget. I live in Mexico two hours from the border. I apy $150 a month rent and wifi, furn. and cable tV are included. I would feeel prolifigate if I spent $1600 a month...that is US living..dumb.

[@ferdillon2166]

+Will Hart You can find something worth 150 a month, almost all what you say included or other amennity instead...Trust me, I´ve been there.

[@willhart6110]

You don't have one and too much of a little girl to post your photo.

[@hakbug]

totally lol

[@keepcreationprocess]

Too expensive

[@jillhallisey8741]

red sox hat????

[@Winchesterosteve]

I know that in the past in TV and news Ecuador paragraph and does not work and is not something the company does not I do not know about Ecuador I hope the success and live in Ecuador I can come into Ecuador to 90 days only And I go back to my country. I am in the summer time does not work I want to work with you in a restaurant

[@javierrojas8529]

She is so mamasita. lol

[@hakbug]

13:12 scary... smells like neo-colonialism.

[@manuellandi9644]

Great video. Great facts mentioned, they contribute the economy and employ people. This is how immigration works. well done